Enhanced academic motivation in university students following a 2-week online gratitude journal intervention.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Past studies have associated gratitude interventions with a host of positive outcomes. However, there is a dearth of research regarding the impact such interventions have on the academic motivation of university students, thought to be a primary determinant of academic achievement and overall satisfaction with school activities. Here, we examined the effects of a 2-week online gratitude journal intervention on the academic motivation of university students.

Methods

Eighty-four students were randomly assigned to either an active manipulation group (gratitude group) or a neutral control group. In the first 6 days of each week, participants in the gratitude group were asked to log in to the online system once a day and list up to five things they had felt grateful fo

SUBMITTER: Nawa NE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8117657 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature